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- Company: Eurotech
Eurotech: $1.7M Follow-On Order for ZyWAN Router in Smart Grid Application
Amaro (Italy), September 1st, 2011 - Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces a $1.7M follow-on order to supply the ZyWAN cellular router to a regional power company serving more than 2 million customers. The order, to be delivered by the end of 2011,will support the company's Smart Grid initiatives to wirelessly connect smart meters for…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training Awarded Contract to Upgrade CF-18 Simulators
ARLINGTON, Texas, September 6, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command’s Training Systems Division to upgrade Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 flight simulators located at Cold Lake, Bagotville and Ottawa. “This upgrade effort will enable Canada to rapidly gain…
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- Company: HESCO Bastion Ltd
HESCO introduces display area to showcase product development
HESCO recently installed a permanent display area at their manufacturing base in Leeds, UK. The display allows visitors to view a wide range of HESCO products and technologies and to experience for themselves the high quality of engineered protection that has become synonymous with the HESCO brand. Taking around seven days to complete, the display area predominantly showcases products currently…
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- Company: Eurotech
Parvus Introduces Ruggedized Cisco IE-3000 Switch for Extreme Military / Civil Networking Applications
Washington DC (USA), August 17th, 2011 - Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announces the DuraNET® 3000, a ruggedized version of the IE-3000 industrial Ethernet switch from Cisco Systems, specifically hardened for use in demanding military / civil IP networking technology refresh and C4ISR situational awareness applications. This fully managed network switch delivers the security, advanced Quality of…
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- Company: ThruVision Systems
PASPAMPRES deploys ThruVision Systems’ people screening technology
ThruVision Systems is pleased to announce that the Indonesian Presidential Security Force, Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden (“PASPAMPRES”), is using its advanced concealed object detection systems. ASPAMPRES is responsible for the safety and security of the Indonesian President and Vice President, as well as visiting heads of state. The Detection Detachment of PASPAMPRES has deployed ThruVision…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training Provides Support and Upgrades to Predator Mission Aircrew Training System
ARLINGTON, Texas, August 16, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has installed a Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) at Tucson Air National Guard (ANG) Base and completed upgrades on fielded systems at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB). “Since 2005, L-3 Link has undertaken a number of Predator Mission Aircrew Training System program initiatives…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training and Sinclair Community College Jointly Develop Unmanned Aircraft System Training Capability
ARLINGTON, Texas, August 16, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it is collaborating with Dayton, Ohio-based Sinclair Community College to educate students and industry participants in the operation and application of unmanned aircraft systems to support future global market requirements. In support of this initiative – which aims to establish a National UAS…
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- Company: ThruVision Systems
ThruVision Systems announces strong year to date sales
2011 has seen significant growth for ThruVision Systems with sales of its market leading stand-off people screening products for concealed object detection accelerating. The U.K. based high tech security company has been building its global sales channels which has led to increasing availability of its systems to potential customers worldwide. ThruVision has long been associated with the…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
FAUN MAKES TRACKS IN AMERICA
FAUN TRACKWAY – the defence division of North Wales based FAUN ZOELLER Ltd – has opened a new office in Washington DC, USA. Located in the heart of the capital’s defence community, the office will help the business – part of the German owned KIRCHHOFF group – spearhead its expansion into North America. The business also announced that it has appointed Mike Holdcraft as Vice President Business…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
RECORD EXPORTS SEES SALES GROWTH FOR FAUN
Annual trading announcement by FAUN Zoeller (UK) Ltd for the year ending 31 December 2010 Highlights: • Turnover grows 20 per cent to £30.3m (2009: £25.3m) thanks to export sales of TRACKWAY mobility systems to the defence industry • Operating profit more than doubles to £943,000 (2009: £466,000) driven by increased efficiencies and cost reduction • Forecast for next year boosted by acquisitions…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
SAPPERS SCRUM DOWN WITH FAUN
The Corps’ of the Royal Engineers Rugby League team is storming through the season with the support of long term sponsors FAUN TRACKWAY – the defence division of FAUN ZOELLER UK Ltd. The team – which won the Army’s Lawson Cup for 15 consecutive years between 1995 and 2010 – has used the money from the sponsorship deal to purchase new kits as well as training equipment and a tour to the South of…
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- Company: Avon Protection
US Department of Defense Contract Award for Avon Filters
8 August 2011: Avon Protection has announced that it has been awarded a 3 year IDIQ (indefinite delivery indefinite quantity) contract from the US Department of Defense for the continued supply of M61 filters for use with Avon’s M50 respirator. The maximum contract value is approximately $38 million with an initial order value of $11 million which Avon expects to fulfill in this financial year.…
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- Company: Data Device Corporation
MIL-STD-1553 PMC Card Achieves Very High MTBF with Field-Proven, DO-254 Certifiable ASIC Core!”
Bohemia, New York (August 2011) Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces a DO-254 certifiable MIL-STD-1553 PMC card utilizing DDC’s field proven Enhanced Mini-ACE® core in an ASIC design to achieve very high-reliability (MTBF). The BU-65596F/M incorporates DDC’s highly efficient Total-ACE® integrated terminals to create a rugged, high-reliability MIL-STD-1553 PMC card ideal for military…
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- Company: Radio Tactics
HOSDB and ADS name Radio Tactics as Runner-Up in 2011 Equipment Technology and Innovation Awards
• Andy Gill, Radio Tactics’ CEO received the award at a ceremony on 22nd March• Prizes were awarded for companies making the industry more efficient and effective through their innovation and forward thinking• The contest was open to all British companies who have created an original piece of equipment in the last two years that is now in use by a UK police force or law enforcement agency• The…
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- Company: Radio Tactics
Radio Tactics Solutions Reduce Crime in Devon and Cornwall – Police Use Apollo and Hermes to Cut Home Burglaries by 80%
• Devon and Cornwall Police report a large drop in burglary dwelling since implementing Radio Tactics products• Radio Tactics’ Hermes device has been used to register property of residents in burglary hotspot areas• In conjunction with Hermes, Devon and Cornwall police have been using Apollo to identify stolen property such as mobile phones and laptop computers London, 2nd September 2010 Radio…
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- Company: Avon Protection
Avon Protection Addresses Revised Market Focus with New Website
Avon Protection has re-positioned its strategic marketing focus with the launch of a new website. This underlines Avon’s move from its traditional global military market niche to also embrace the law enforcement, industrial and fire fighting markets with its range of mask and respiratory protection systems. Avon Protection's expanding global client base now includes military forces, civil and…
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- Company: Polyformes Group
Polyformes looks forward to DSEi 2011 at ExCel London.
DSEi is the key event for the defence and security community. It provides a unique platform to view the latest equipment and systems from the world’s defence and security industry. This is an exciting event for Polyformes, not only do we get to meet up with our customers and industry colleagues, but the exhibition has a wealth of activity – visiting naval ships, waterborne demonstrations and…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
High hopes for DSEi location balloon
A new location marker balloon which can help soldiers get rescued quickly is predicted to catch the eye of visitors at this year’s DSEi (Defence and Security Equipment International) Show, in London’s ExCel Exhibition Centre (13-16 September).UK-based survival equipment specialists, BCB International Ltd, have developed a portable Location Marker Balloon to help downed pilots and compromised…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
Military camouflage cream in sight for DSEi visitors
Camouflage cream used by armed forces worldwide is set to be a hit at this year’s DSEi Show (Defence and Security Equipment International) in London’s ExCel Exhibition Centre (13-16 September). For over a decade, UK based survival equipment specialist, BCB International, has been making camouflage cream for many thousands of soldiers worldwide. Arguably the pick of the bunch is BCB’s Chameleon…
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Calgon Carbon Corporation Acquires Groundbreaking Defence Technology
Calgon Carbon Corporation - a worldwide leader in the production and development of activated carbon in both cloth and granular forms - is pleased to announce the acquisition of groundbreaking technology in Chemical and Biological (CB) decontamination. The Company has acquired the technology and patent for a revolutionary decontamination mitt for the operational removal of chemical warfare agents…
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